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Here's an interesting article about the psychological benefits of going with your gut instincts rather than overanalyzing. For those of us with OCD, minutely assessing every punctuation mark, every casual comment, every interaction with every person on every form of public transportation is de riguer. This study shows we might be better off just not thinking at all.
Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.